Poynton

Worth seeing in and around Poynton

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Lyme Park

   Lyme Park is a large estate south of Disley, Cheshire, England. It is managed by the National Trust and consists of a mansion house surrounded by formal gardens and a deer park in the Peak District National Park.

   4.3 km · grade II* listed country estate and park in Cheshire East, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Bramall Hall

   Bramall Hall is a manor house in the village of Bramhall, in Greater Manchester, England. Largely Tudor in design, its oldest parts date from the 14th century, with additions from the 16th and 19th centuries.

   4.3 km · Tudor manor house in Bramhall, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Peak Forest Canal

   The Peak Forest Canal is a narrow gauge) locked artificial waterway in northern England. It is 14.8 miles long and forms part of the connected English/Welsh inland waterway network.

   4.5 km · canal in Derbyshire/Cheshire/Greater Manchester, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Adlington Hall

   Adlington Hall is a country house near Adlington, Cheshire. The oldest part of the existing building, the Great Hall, was constructed between 1480 and 1505; the east wing was added in 1581.

   3.7 km · country house in Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Shrigley Hall

   Shrigley Hall is a former country house standing to the northwest of the village of Pott Shrigley, Cheshire, England. It has since been used as a school, when a chapel was added, and later as a hotel and country club operated by The Hotel Collection.

   4.3 km · country house in Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   St Christopher's Church, Pott Shrigley

   St Christopher's Church is in the small village of Pott Shrigley, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.

   4.9 km · church in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   St George's Church, Heaviley

   St George's Church is in Buxton Road, Heaviley, an area of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Stockport, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield, and the diocese of Chester.

   5.7 km · Grade I listed church in Heaviley, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   All Saints Church, Marple

   All Saints Church is in Church Lane, Marple, Greater Manchester, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

   5.7 km · church in Marple, Greater Manchester, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Anson Engine Museum

   The Anson Engine Museum is situated on the site of the old Anson colliery in Poynton, Cheshire, England. It is the work of Les Cawley and Geoff Challinor who began collecting and showing stationary engines for a hobby.

   1.8 km · museum based in Poynton, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Middlewood Way

    The Middlewood Way is a 10-mile shared-use path in north-west England, between Macclesfield and Rose Hill, Marple; it was opened on 30 May 1985 by Dr David Bellamy. It serves the needs of walkers, dog walkers, cyclists, joggers and horse riders, playing host to a wide range of flora and fauna.

    2.4 km · linear park between Macclesfield and Marple in England · Wikipedia

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Getting to Poynton

Airports

Manchester (MAN), 11 km · Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 49 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 65 km

Stations

Hazel Grove railway station, 3.1 km · Cheadle Hulme railway station, 5.6 km · Middlewood railway station, 2.5 km · Woodsmoor railway station, 4.4 km · Disley railway station, 5 km

• Liverpool → Poynton

  58 km · quickest by road, 1h 23m · £6–8
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• Leeds, West Yorkshire → Poynton

  62 km · quickest by road, 1h 42m · £8–10
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• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Poynton

  78 km · quickest by road, 2h 25m · £9–12
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